A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Martian. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate last-chance mission - and if he fails humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now he doesnt know that. He cant even remember his own name let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that hes been asleep for a very very long time. And hes just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home with nothing but two corpses for company. His crew mates dead his memories fuzzily returning he realises that an impossible task now confronts him. Alone on this tiny ship thats been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space its up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And thanks to an unexpected ally he just might have a chance. Part scientific mystery part dazzling interstellar journey Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery speculation and survival to rival The Martian - while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.